Todd Akin not ruling out return to politics

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Todd Akin isn't ruling out a political comeback, nearly six months after losing Missouri's U.S. Senate race amid widespread criticism of his comments about "legitimate rape."

Akin recently spoke to KSDK-TV in his first interview since losing the November election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.

He said he's ready for a comeback but hasn't decided if that will be in academia, public speaking or even politics.

"It's one of those things that depends on the circumstances really," Akin said.

The 65-year-old Republican took a hit after he remarked in a TV interview that women's bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy from what he called "legitimate rape." Akin said he wishes he could take back the comment.

"Oh, of course I would," he said. "I've relived them too many times. But that is not reality."